David Lethe wrote:> I'm trying to figure out a mechanism to safely repair a stripe of data> when I know a particular disk has a unrecoverable read error at a> certain physical block (for 2.6 kernels) > > <snip>> > As such, anybody up to the challenge of writing the code? I want it> enough to paypal somebody $500 who can write it, and will gladly open> source the solution. >

Damn, here goes $500 :) Unfortunately the only thing I can bring to the table is a thread[1] about a mechanism that would fit your request nicely. Hopefully someone will pick this stuff up and make it a reality.